The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-25
THE CLANS HAVE CONE.
TURFAEN CONGRRGATED HERE
In FORCE,
And the Eyes OF the Sporting World
Are on the Races Begin
ming Today.
FIVE RACES SCHEDULED FOR
THE OPENING DAY.
Entries, Weights, and the Result Of
Saturday Nights Pool
Selling.
WILL THE FAVORITES SAVE
THEIR HACKERS?
Everything Promises q Brilliant
and Unparalleled Spring
Meeting.

The clans have gathered and In such
that the races which begin
today give promise of taking promi.
nent place In turf annals. Every train
entering the city during the past few
days has borne from ten to twenty
passengers interested in the meeting,
Saturday and yesterday they poured
In by scores. 1t is estimated that not
lees than 1000 visitors are here from a
distance, while hundreds OF others
from neighboring towns and villsges
will be on hand ere the bell sounds for
the first race this afternoon. W. II.
Cheatham, OF Nashville, who ranks
with Col. Montgomery as starter, ar
rived yesterday and will officiate in
that capacity during the week. Among
the boOkmskers and tul fites gen5r.
ally eeed promenading the streets yes
terdsy we're the following, registered
at the Peabody:
W. H. Cheatham, ]. E. Duling, ].
L. Glenn, jr., H. W. Sinclair and C.
II. Marks, Nashville; E. A. CLARK and
B E. Gray, Jackson d. P. Quinn, B.
Marks, A. l.. Shepherd and George
Frazier, Chicago; W. H. Thompson,
P. Duffy, Jules Train, ]. J. Dodd, Geo.
d. Hite, W. G. SGhible, F. O. Prich-
ard, Andrew Mccarthy, Jacob Roberts,
N. A. Thomas and ]. W. Brown, New
Ore ans; Leo Swatts, W. F. Harbsum
and Charles Fuss, Macon, Ga; F. j.
Gosnell, F. M. Nelson, L. Frederick,
E Lstterle and P. j. Boro, Louisville;
Joe Cotton, W. NJ. Carroll and E. P.
Mcdonald, New York; j. K. Christie,
Lon Berger and Fred Gotham, st.
Louis; M. L. Seddins, Columbus, o. !;
q. L. Tress, Cincinnati; A. J. Bozarth,
Charles E. Mccoy, H. @. Hairbacb and
John Wellingmyer, Philadelphia; Rob-
ert ]. Lucas.
At the Gsyoso: N. Harris, jr. Har-
rodsburg, KY; E. Watt. Vic Foster,
Cincinnati; Bob Taylor, Philadelphia !;
]. II. Reed, Kentucky; R. H. Baker,
James Brady st. Louis; A. Fontilieu,
A. F. Jsmison, ]. J. Carroll, T. @ e.
lott, New Orleans; F. P. Gsllam, l..
Phillips, ], ElEls, Charles LiebensteD,
R. o. Rankin, E. G. Price, A. H. rkau,
81. King,J. @. Gibbons, II O. Widon,
J. F. Uhlman, T. F. Quinn, Chicago /;
D. O. Lsnier, Alabama; Mark A.
Elias, E. P. Bonard and ]. ]. Camp
bell, Louisville; j. g. Bronson, Texas;
John ], Norton, Washington; John d.
Morrissey, Thomas Mulqueen, and A.
O. Wenzell, Denver; W. Gratz and ].
Blackmau, Pittsburg; Richard Smith,
New York; Asa Hamilton, San Fran
cisco.
The horses at the track were out
and working in fiue style yesterday.
A large number of experts and inter
ested innocents were out during the
day wa ching the Cantering aud the
wild dashes, and it was an inspiring
sight. The day was just cool enough
to afford the trainers opportunity for
protrscted practice of their animals,
and it was near noon before the track
was clesr OF horses. In the evening
exercising was continued, and with
such epirit as to almost deceive the
spectators rs to the nature of the work,
many imagining it a regular day for
the time being. President Montgom.
cry and his assistants put in nearly
the entire day experimenting fnal
preparations and watching the move
ments of the animals. Before they
left the ground everything was ready
for one of the most magnificent nae ct.
ings ever held in the South.
The five events scheduled for today
are we'll arranged and proportioned
and will prove exciting enough fol
the most exsctng. Following are the
entries with their weights:
First RdCe,-Three-fourth mile, purse
$500; Probus ia, Birthday ia, Dono
van III, Mamie Hunt 112.
Second Race One mile, purse $500
Kaloolah 1O2, Favor Ill, Jim Nave
l0S, Wary 81, Lilly Minch Ill.
Third Race Handicap, one mill
and a furlong, $500 added; Irish Pa
10S, Mas erpiece 1l3, OFAllen 10S
King Robin l05, Elgin Ill, Wahoo l05
Little Minnie l04, Favor 121, Phil LIE,
10S, Editor ITO, Dancing Kid 10l
Lovely SO, Lsfitte l02, Withrow 102
Fourth Race PURGE $3.50, seven fur
longs. Ira Bride 1l2, Leland 107, OviC
107, Hindoo Rose l07, st. Valentino
1O7, Queen Bsss l07, The Tilt 102
Bsnburg 100.
Fifth Race Purse $3.50; selling, sil
furlongs. Souvenir 90, Kink SO
Watcher 9S, Biddie Bowling 95, Brill
liant 10S, Alfred 10S, Lea 80, Miss Good
rich SO, Eddie Mills 80, Cathcart 9S
Slocum 104, Shadow 80, Revoke 1l5
Alice 1909, Fred Wooley 107, Genera
Price SO, Tony Pastor 10l.
The result of the selling at the Pea
body Hotel, Saturday night, by Col
Lou Powers and his corps, was as fol
lows:
First Racs.-Msmis Hunt, $25 Birth
day, SIS; tiad, S..
Second Rdce.-Favor, $50; Kaloolah
$40; Wary, $25; Little Minch, SIS
Jim Nave, So,
Third Rdce,-Withrow $25; Favor
$15; Masterpiece, $40; Little Minnie
81; Lati,te, 81; Editor, So; Elgin, s.
field, SIS.
Fourth Raoe.-Bamburg, 500; Ovid
SIS; Hindoo Rose, SIS; st. Valentine
SIS; Leland, S.; field, $40.
Fifth Rdce.-General Price, $25
Biddy Bowling, $40; Revoke, $40; Mis-
Goodrich, $40; Tony Pastor, S.; bal
lance 81 each.
Next Tuesdays Big Race.